Everything I could want in a suit for regular lap swim, pool play and snorkeling EXCEPT when you get out of the water, the small bra cups are very evident though the outer material. I've tried ordering a second suit thinking the first was goofy but they're both just the same. Our topnotch seamstress thought it was too tricky to add an inner layer but I'll ask her again...

my Speedo Flow Active Crossback was starting to chafe me between the suit and my inner upper arms, so i ordered this Illusion Splice Ultraback and, viola, no more chafing! having had 3 rotator cuff repairs, i can no longer do overhead strokes, including butterfly, freestyle, and backstroke; however, i still do the strokes i was taught in lifeguard training 30+ years ago -- "approach stroking" (a modified breaststroke) and "lifesaving stroke" (a modified sidestroke); these summer, i've added the "Combat Swimmer Stroke" that US Navy Seals do for long-distance swims; so, these strokes result in alot of suit-skin contact between my arms but, even though i now swim 1 mile every day for the past month, i have no chafing!

I am plus sized and ordered a number of Speedos fitness suits to try on at home because I couldn't find them in my size locally. My need is for a lap swimming suit. I ordered a size 18 and this felt pretty true to size. The back was a little low and the straps cut across at just the wrong height for me, accentuating things I don't want accentuated. The chest area was the weird spot. I am not a long torso by any means, but the sewn-in cups were way too low to match up with my anatomy. It squished me down but looked baggy. Cute suit, but the fit was just way off for me.